Presented by Heliophysicist and Radio Amateur [WX6SWW] Dr Tamitha Skov, this is a 3 hour 20 minute mini course entitled Analyses of Space Weather Events in the 20th Century and Beyond, including a discussion of the 1859 Carrington Event. The Carrington Event was a massive solar flare that caused havoc and burned the infrasctructure of the Telegraph communications system and caused Auroras to be seen as far south as the Tropics. Normally Aurora are found around the higher latitudes including North and South Pole.   In relation to Amateur Radio and especially low, medium and high frequency communications [HF], GPS satellites and communications systems our Sun has tremendous potential to affect not only our communications in space, but also our infrastructure on the Earth. 

Please consider supporting Dr. Skov’s efforts to inform and contribute a greater understanding to the importance of how our star, the Sun affects our planet Earth.

Find more videos of Dr. Skov on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpWxfx

Here website is: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/

Dr. Skov’s Podcast can be subscribed to here: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/feed/podcast/

3rd Party Resources to learn more: 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] Space Weather Prediction Center: https://swpc.noaa.gov

Learn more and study Space Weather: https://www.nasa.gov/spaceweather

Earn a Degree in Space Weather – Millersville University: https://www.millersville.edu/swen

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